The plot of 'Baywatch' “really wasn't that great,” according to the show's biggest stars years later.
“Baywatch” starred David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, Jeremy Jackson, Alexandra Paul, Carmen Electra, Yasmine Bleeth, David Charvet, Nicole Eggert and others. The show ran from 1989 to 2001 and at its peak attracted 1.2 million viewers a week. Eggert, who played Summer Quinn, joined her former cast to reflect on the TV series in the documentary series “Baywatch: Moment in the Sun.”
Nearly 35 years later, the cast can admit that the plots were a little absurd.
“The show wasn't really good,” Hasselhoff admitted in the docuseries, via People magazine. “But we did well because we had passion.”
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Nicole Eggert, David Hasselhoff, Alexandra Paul, David Charvet and Pamela Anderson on the beach in season 3 of “Baywatch.” (Everett Collection)
Kelly Slater, who played young surfer Jimmy Slade, recalled filming an episode in which an octopus stole their surfboard and took them hostage.
“I felt the writing was absurd in many ways,” he said.
However, the “nonsensical” writing apparently helped the show.
“We were the butt of jokes on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' “All the time, every time he told a joke, our ratings went up,” co-creator Douglas Schwartz explained.
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Pamela Anderson played CJ Parker in “Baywatch.” (Getty Images)
Despite the show's success, the actors in “Baywatch” didn't get paid much. Each star earned $3,500 per episode, according to Eggert.
“At that time I think 'Friends' was making a million dollars an episode each,” he said during the documentary series.
Erika Eleniak adds: “I actually remember being really scared when I saw my first paycheck after taxes. How am I honestly going to live on this money?”
“There are no rich actors on 'Baywatch.' Not one,” said Billy Warlock, who played Eddie Kramer for two seasons of the show.
David Hasselhoff poses on the set of “Baywatch.” (Getty Images)
The cast of “Baywatch” in 1997. (Getty Images)
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Eggert, who spearheaded the “Baywatch” docuseries project, gave fans an update on his battle with cancer in Monday's premiere.
“I'm fine,” Eggert said. People Magazine on the red carpet. “I'm kind of in a grey area and I've finished my treatment, waiting for more images and hopefully maybe surgery.”
Nicole Eggert attends the premiere of “Baywatch: Moment in the Sun” on August 26. (Getty Images)
“There's a lot of waiting involved and it's something I didn't realise and nobody talks about,” she explained. “But the grey area is the hardest because you don't know what's going on and when I'm in treatment, I feel like I'm doing something productive.”
Eggert was diagnosed with stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer in 2023.
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